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The court heard the boy’s brain was starved of oxygen after a doctor delayed in sending his mum for a caesarean section.

The trust admitted that had the surgery been performed when it should have been, he would not have been permanently injured.

Approving the settlement of his damages claim, Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said she considered the sums involved to be in the boy’s best interests.

“It will go a long way to helping him with his needs in the future,” she said. “It seems to me to be a sensible settlement.”

'Lessons to be learned'

Speaking after the hearing, the boy’s mum said she was still angry at the care, but relieved the legal battle was over.

“The past few years have been really tough,” she said. “I still feel angry and feel extremely let down by the failings that were made when my son was born.

“I want lessons to be learned from what has happened.

“After I complained, I didn’t feel as though the hospital took my complaints seriously in their own internal investigation, and this led me to instructing lawyers so I could obtain the answers desperately needed, to provide financial security for my son, but also to help me move on from what was a very traumatic experience.

“While nothing can make up for the failures that led to his injuries, we’re relieved that he is now guaranteed to receive the lifetime of care he so desperately needs.”

A spokesman for the Royal Surrey said: “The trust apologises unreservedly for the injuries suffered at the time of the child’s birth at Royal Surrey County Hospital.

“The hospital accepts that these injuries have had a devastating effect on the child’s life and the parties have been working together to establish his on-going long-term needs.

“We hope that the compensation agreed at the High Court will go some way to assisting the family secure his future needs.”